Books

Let's try this as a 'Link' this week; it seems 'Thread' and 'Photo' posts aren't being created correctly and aren't federating....

The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien sued Demetrious Polychron, a Lord of the Rings fan, to bar him from selling an unauthorized sequel to the fantasy series.

I’m being gifted a “Little Free Library” for my birthday and I’m super excited to get started....

Stranded on an Island. By random chance you've got your three favourite books with you....

Maybe cause I never read Neil, but I'm having trouble telling who is responsible for what.

I recently read his article about enshittification and watched an interview where he talks about "chokepoint capitalism"....

The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien sued Demetrious Polychron, a Lord of the Rings fan, to bar him from selling an unauthorized sequel to the fantasy series.

It used to be a todo list set up where I just check off and add whatever books caught my interest but it wasn't very shareable so I moved onto storygraph which I liked more than goodreads as the data visualization and breakdown of books via tags and moods gives me a better idea of where I tend to lean in books I seek out and...

What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe....

What book is currently on your nightstand?...

I think many of you know the feeling of being in a reader's slumber: you both want to read but whatever you are reading right now just isn't cutting it. This was my case for the past months: while I absolutely loved reading The Karamazov Brothers, I barely made any progress due to it being quite a dense book and me being...

As I've become a part of the Fediverse I keep thinking back to the Bobiverse book series and wanted to give it a shout out on here. It's a fantastic, funny sci-fi series about a man named Bob who gets his consciousness uploaded as the controlling AI for a space ship.

What book is currently on your nightstand?...

I'm actually making progress on a book that I haven't touched for months, which feels quite nice.

I'm moving some of my higher-quality posts over from Reddit. This post was originally made on /r/wot, and as there doesn't appear to be a dedicated Wheel of Time or fantasy magazine yet, I am posting here....

Just finished The Indifferent Stars Above and previously enjoyed Endurance. I thought the pace and level of detail for both were a good balance between informative and approachable. Any recommendations for other similar historical disasters?

Embark on a journey into the future with "Di351: An Incandescent Hardness," a gripping sci-fi novel that pushes the boundaries of imagination. Set in a world of cutting-edge technologies and uncharted realities, this book promises to captivate readers with a vision of what the future might hold....

In 2033, astronomers made a groundbreaking discovery when they intercepted a cosmic message from a parallel universe. This message unveiled the incredible story of a hidden faith community in the distant world of Caperston, who met underground to protect their beliefs from a ruthless ruler. Simultaneously, on our Earth, a young...

The massive stones on Salisbury Plain of England, holding a mysterious secret concealed for centuries. An archeologist stubbles upon the secret and unleashes an entity imprisoned since Atlantis existence, this sets out a Texas Ranger to find his brother's killer and shows him the phenomenon of Stonehenge Prophesy.

What book is currently on your nightstand?...

Paramount has agreed to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity firm KKR for $1.6 billion in cash, after more than three years of trying to offload the book publishing powerhouse.

Are there any books that you've read, and like, but when you step back and think about the book you're surprised you like it?...

A few weeks ago, I was very surprised to receive an email that my story, “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold,” had been nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novelette. As is customary, the awards team asked if I wished to accept the nomination or withdraw it from consideration. Unfortunately, I’ve decided to

Drink your potions, gather your familiars, and ready your spacecrafts to blast off with these new sci-fi and fantasy books out in July 2023!